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　　The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. It's the biggest festival in China. It usually comes in January or February. Where. there are Chinese, there is the Spring Festival. Each Chinese year has a name. We may call it the Year of Tiger, the. Year of Monkey or the Year of Horse (马). And the year of 2000 is called the Year of Dragon. The year after it is the Snake Year.

　　People always spend a month before the festival in getting ready for it. People are busy cleaning their houses and buying many delicious things to eat like pork (猪肉), fish, fruit, drinks and many other things. They often make a special kind of food called "dumplings". On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the family stay up late to welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs (节目). On the first day of the Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives (亲戚) and friends, say "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings (贺词) to each other. It often lasts to the Lantern Festival (元宵节). People always have a very good time, especially (尤其) children. Children can usually get some money for the New Year from their parents and their relatives.

(1) The Spring Festival means "________" in Chinese.

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(2) The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in ________.

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(3) Which year is called the Year of Horse?

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(4) What's the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

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(5) What can children get from their parents and their relatives?

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Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year.

They all have a good time.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（5分）

1.Which is the most important festival in China?          .

A．Mid-autumn Festival                     B．Spring Festival

C．Children’s Day                        D．May Day

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in         .

A．January or February                     B．February or March

C．September or October                   D．December or January

3. What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?  .

A．Pork             B．Fish              C．Dumplings         D．Noodles

4. The food “dumplings” mean “          ”.

A．be delicious       B．be hungry         C．come together     D．come back

5. When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese       

A．sing, dance and play cards                 B．buy each other presents

C．never drinks                           D．give each other the best wishes

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.

1.Which is the most important festival in China?

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in________ .

3.．What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

4.The food dumpling means “_________”

5.When Chinese people are having dinner on the Spring Festival eve, they ____.

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. Sobefore it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.

61．Which is the most important festival in China?

A．the Mid-Autumn Festival               B．The Spring Festival

C．Children’s Day                             D．May Day

62．The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in________ .

A．January or February                      B．February or march

C．September or October                   D．December or January

63．What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A．Fruit                B．Fish                 C．Dumplings              D．chicken

64．The food dumpling means “_________”     

A．be nice            B．be hungry        C．come together         D．come back

65．When Chinese people are having dinner on the Spring Festival eve,they ____.

A．sing, dance and play cards             B．buy each other presents

C．never drinks                                 D．never sings

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. Sobefore it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.

61．Which is the most important festival in China?

A．the Mid-Autumn Festival               B．The Spring Festival

C．Children’s Day                             D．May Day

62．The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in________ .

A．January or February                      B．February or march

C．September or October                   D．December or January

63．What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

A．Fruit                B．Fish                 C．Dumplings              D．chicken

64．The food dumpling means “_________”     

A．be nice            B．be hungry        C．come together         D．come back

65．When Chinese people are having dinner on the Spring Festival eve,they ____.

A．sing, dance and play cards             B．buy each other presents

C．never drinks                                 D．never sings